Sale reports / Georgia / Fitzgerald / 2020-12-07

Fitzgerald

Name: Fitzgerald livestock auction prices — 2020-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Fitzgerald, Georgia · Mon, Dec 7

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1947

← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

217 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 157▼ 108 vs year ago 325 · −33.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 31▲ 0 vs year ago 19 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 0▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows unevenly steady, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, Steer calves calves 4.00 higher, Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Bull calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.39/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$125.39

66 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$13.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.68

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	444	130.19	579	20
Medium and Large 2	446	125.80	561	34
Medium and Large 3	437	116.24	508	12thin

One grade step is worth $13.95/cwt here — about $70 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale66 hd

125.39

—

GA average17 barns · 1,854 hd

119.71

+5.68

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,460	55.00	803	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,118	44.73	500	6thin

Every lot

27 lots · USDA AMS · South Central Livestock - Fitzgerald, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	133.61/cwt	130.00–136.00	685	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	130.43/cwt	125.00–133.00	751	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	135.34/cwt	132.00–140.00	451	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	135.10/cwt	132.00–138.00	490	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	135.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	516	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	407	115.56/cwt	112.00–122.00	470	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	132.52/cwt	130.00–136.00	557	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	126.78/cwt	120.00–129.00	541	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	124.73/cwt	122.00–127.00	584	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	117.19/cwt	110.00–120.00	563	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	125.94/cwt	120.00–129.00	636	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	119.03/cwt	114.00–122.00	619	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	114.00/cwt	112.00–115.00	654	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	109.99/cwt	108.00–112.00	737	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	265	174.49/cwt	172.00–178.00	462	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	275	165.99/cwt	165.00–170.00	456	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	305	160.57/cwt	156.00–165.00	490	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	373	151.17/cwt	148.00–158.00	564	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	408	152.98/cwt	150.00–156.00	624	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	142.33/cwt	140.00–146.00	655	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	582	123.98/cwt	122.00–128.00	722	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	622	116.41/cwt	110.00–120.00	724	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	44.73/cwt	42.00–49.00	500	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,460	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	803	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,245	750.90/cwt	675.00–825.00	9,349	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	980	47.77/cwt	45.00–53.00	468	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,425	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	641	1

This sale against other markets

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

South Central Livestock - Fitzgerald, GA

Mon Dec 7, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 157Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 31Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,118	42.00–49.00	44.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	420	130.00–136.00	132.52
2	—	670	108.00–112.00	109.99
3	—	505	120.00–129.00	125.94
7	—	382	130.00–140.00	135.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	132.00–138.00	135.10
4	—	520	114.00–122.00	119.03
9	—	427	120.00–129.00	126.78
6	—	574	112.00–115.00	114.00
5	—	468	122.00–127.00	124.73
6	—	333	132.00–140.00	135.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	407	112.00–122.00	115.56
5	—	480	110.00–120.00	117.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	373	148.00–158.00	151.17
7	—	275	165.00–170.00	165.99
4	—	305	156.00–165.00	160.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	265	172.00–178.00	174.49
5	—	622	110.00–120.00	116.41
6	—	460	140.00–146.00	142.33
3	—	582	122.00–128.00	123.98
4	—	408	150.00–156.00	152.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	130.00–136.00	133.61
6	—	576	125.00–133.00	130.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,245	675.00–825.00	750.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	980	45.00–53.00	47.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,425	45.00	45.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.